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Farkles, Gear & Accessories => Farkles and Gear General Section => Topic started by: Dick B "Yewie" on April 20, 2012, 11:09:18 AM
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I got sick of not being able to read the clock and temp gauge whenever the sun was shining on the dash so I fitted these neat "auxilliary" gauges on the handlebars. Obtained from http://www.marlins-motorcycles.com/index1.html?c13.html&1 (http://www.marlins-motorcycles.com/index1.html?c13.html&1) They arrived in the post about a week after I ordered them. Not cheap but were very easy to fit although the temperature gauge goes down to -20c which is a bit of a worry.
Dick B :rd13
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I don't see any wires so I am guessing they run off batteries?
Cheers, Shaun
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The clock runs off a small battery which is supposed to last 12 months or more. Not sure but I don't think the temperature gauge needs a battery.
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So I'm assuming that the temp gauge is outside air temp, not engine coolant temp?
Cheers
Whizz
:13Candy
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Correct! The boss is not interested in the engine temperature. She just wants to see the air temp so she known how cold to feel !! :)
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:rofl
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Got me baffled why two unemployed people (retired) need a big clock and a temp guage.
Sun comes up, sun goes down. Ride while it's light, sleep while it's dark.
Tummy rumbles when hungry, gets fed.
Cold - put on more clothes, hot - reduce the layers
Maybe I've been living in a small village too long. Things might be more complicated in the big smoke, eh.
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Oh if only life was that simple??
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Got me baffled why two unemployed people (retired) need a big clock and a temp guage.
Sun comes up, sun goes down. Ride while it's light, sleep while it's dark.
Tummy rumbles when hungry, gets fed.
Cold - put on more clothes, hot - reduce the layers
Maybe I've been living in a small village too long. Things might be more complicated in the big smoke, eh.
:thumbs KISS principle is all thats needed
I bet you have the "string" weather sation out front too :rofl But it doesn't work too well on the bike
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1969. Sitting in the front of a HR holden with me mum at the Drive Inn cause dad was on afternoon shift, I seen a bloke throw his watch away as him and a mate went for a ride that became a klassic. That made a lot of sence to me then and it still does. Had an old Bantam that me and a mate used to ride around the pines and niether of us had a watch.
Ahhhhhh but their are those that think its important to know how long it takes em to fill the bike up at a petrol station :butt
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I must admit that whilst I am interested in the engine temp I am completely uninterested in the time...I know what the time is when I leave, and I get there when I get there! and I stop on the way if I need fuel, a pee or my bum dies! so what do I need a clock for?
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I must admit that whilst I am interested in the engine temp I am completely uninterested in the time...I know what the time is when I leave, and I get there when I get there! and I stop on the way if I need fuel, a pee or my bum dies! so what do I need a clock for?
I like knowing what time it is. I have other responsibilities to other people beyond arriving safely on the bike, and those responsibilities generally have times and durations.
This is a fairly normal state of affairs, I am given to understand.
You could make similar arguments against pretty much all additions to a bike.
"Why do you need a GPS? There's a road in front of you to follow, what else does one need?" *theatrical carefree swish of whatever hair remains*
"Why do you need a headset? Why would you want to be bothered by worldly concerns while on the open road? Why listen to music when you could be listening to the well engineered purr of a well tuned V4 on the open road?"
Yadda yadda *yawn*
The man wanted a clock. Good luck to him.
Cheers, Shaun
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I must admit that whilst I am interested in the engine temp I am completely uninterested in the time...I know what the time is when I leave, and I get there when I get there! and I stop on the way if I need fuel, a pee or my bum dies! so what do I need a clock for?
I like knowing what time it is. I have other responsibilities to other people beyond arriving safely on the bike, and those responsibilities generally have times and durations.
This is a fairly normal state of affairs, I am given to understand.
You could make similar arguments against pretty much all additions to a bike.
"Why do you need a GPS? There's a road in front of you to follow, what else does one need?" *theatrical carefree swish of whatever hair remains*
"Why do you need a headset? Why would you want to be bothered by worldly concerns while on the open road? Why listen to music when you could be listening to the well engineered purr of a well tuned V4 on the open road?"
Yadda yadda *yawn*
The man wanted a clock. Good luck to him.
Cheers, Shaun
All so true and well put.
I also once thought like that so I got myself a "SPOT TRACKER" Link: http://international.findmespot.com/ and that way I can send em all a pre programmed message and they all can then look my up to see where I am. Hmmmmm amd then they can figure out what time they should meet up with me :rofl
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Shaun,
I'm a little concerned with your statement that I have other responsibilities to other people beyond arriving safely on the bike
are you saying that responsibility to others outweighs your own self-preservation? i.e. others wishes are more important than your own safety??
Whizz
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Beyond = "in addition to", not
Beyond = "above"
That is the first utilisation of the preposition "beyond" listed in my thesaurus, as in "beyond" is first defined in the sense of being "in addition to" and listed later in the use of meaning "above or superior"
Cheers, Shaun
PS :nahnah
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OK... :rofl